A 38-year-old woman (not pregnant) has asymptomatic bacteriuria found on pre-employment screening. She has no urologic procedure planned. What is the ...

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A 38-year-old woman (not pregnant) has asymptomatic bacteriuria found on pre-employment screening. She has no urologic procedure planned. What is the best management?

Accepted Answer

No antibiotics are indicated

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Start nitrofurantoin for 5 days

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Start trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 3 days

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Start amoxicillin-clavulanate for 7 days

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Fosfomycin single dose

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Asymptomatic Bacteriuria

A 38-year-old woman (not pregnant) has asymptomatic bacteriuria found on pre-employment screening. She has no urologic procedure planned. What is the best management?